Brussels, 23/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Council and European Parliament have reached agreement in the framework of the conciliation procedure on the draft directive that will limit sound emissions from the contact of moving tyres on the road surface (amendment to directive 92/30 on tyre authorization). On second reading, in September 2000, Parliament had made two amendments to the Council's common position, to reduce the acoustic threshold by 2 decibels and to introduce prescriptions...